Pelagius
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Pelagius was a 4th–5th century British monk and theologian best known for denying original sin and emphasizing human free will and moral responsibility in opposition to Augustine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monk
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Christian theologian → late antique writer → monk → religious reformer → |
| accusedOf | heresy → |
| activeYearsEndTime | early 5th century → |
| activeYearsStartTime | late 4th century → |
| associatedWith |
North Africa
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Palestine → Rome → |
| birthPlace |
Great Britain
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surface form: "Britain"
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| citizenship | Roman Empire → |
| condemnedBy | Councils influenced by Augustine’s theology → |
| conflict |
Pelagianism
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surface form: "Pelagian controversy"
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| contemporaryOf |
Augustine of Hippo
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Jerome → |
| ethicalEmphasis |
personal responsibility for sin and virtue
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strict moral rigorism → |
| gender | male → |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity → |
| influenced |
Pelagianism
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surface form: "Pelagian movement"
later debates on grace and free will → |
| knownFor |
Pelagianism
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denial of original sin → emphasis on human free will → emphasis on moral responsibility → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin → |
| movement | Pelagianism → |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
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Letter to Demetrias → |
| occupation |
monk
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theologian → |
| opposedBy | Augustine of Hippo → |
| opposedDoctrine |
Augustinian doctrine of original sin
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necessity of irresistible grace for salvation → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| theologicalPosition |
affirmation of the natural ability of the human will
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denial that Adam’s sin is transmitted as guilt to all humans → humans can choose good without the necessity of divine grace → insistence on the possibility of a sinless life through effort and grace → |
| tradition |
Western Christianity
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surface form: "Latin Christianity"
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| viewOnBaptism | baptism is not required to remove inherited guilt → |
| viewOnGrace | grace assists but does not determine the will → |
| viewOnHumanNature |
each person is born without inherited guilt
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human nature is created good → |
| viewOnLaw | God’s commandments imply human ability to obey them → |
| viewOnSin | sin is the result of free choice, not inherited corruption → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Augustine of Hippo"
this entity surface form: "Pelagianism"